Clip



Oct. 30, 1962 M. A. WINTERMEYER 3,060,893

CLIP

Filed Jan. 15, 1960 IN VEN TOR.

aIXeRVIN A. WINTERMEYER FINN G. OLSEN ATTORNEY United States PatentFiled Jan. 13, 1960, Ser. No. 2,246 6 Claims. (Cl. 12028) The presentinvention relates to a card clip adapted to be mounted on a typewriteror similar apparatus.

One of the problems faced by librarians, research workers, and otherswho are required to transfer data from file cards onto other file cardsor onto similar records is the care that must be taken in transcribingsuch data so that no errors are made in the process. The normalprocedure requires placing the file card on the typewriter stand or deskat one side of the typewriter, which procedure is not especiallysatisfactory, particularly when the typist has a heavy work load and isrequired to proof read or check the work that has been typed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved cardclip adapted to be mounted on a typewriter so as to facilitatetranscribing by the typist in the most rapid and accurate manner.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cardclip of the foregoing character which can easily be attached to anystandard typewriter without interfering with the normal operations ofsuch typewriter.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cardclip of the foregoing character which is constructed and arranged sothat when mounted on a conventional typewriter, a conventional file cardcan be easily and quickly mounted in and removed from said clip.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a cardclip of the foregoing character which is characterized by its simpleconstruction and low cost.

Other objects of this invention will appear in the following descriptionand appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification wherein like reference charactersdesignate corresponding parts in the several views.

in the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a conventional typewriter on which acard clip embodying the present invention is mounted and showing a filecard carried by said p;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken longitudinally throughthe clip and showing the clip mounted on the top cover of thetypewriter;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged end elevation of the card clip;

FIGURE 4 is a top plan View of the card clip; and

FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the spring element of the card clip.

Before explaining the present invention in detail, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited in its application to thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, since the invention is capable of otherembodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also,it is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employedherein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.

Referring now to the drawing, the invention will be described in greaterdetail. The conventional typewriter is provided with a platen 11 and ahinged top cover 12 which covers the type (not shown). The card clip 14is shown in FIGURES 1 and 2 mounted on the edge of the hinged top cover12, and the card clip 14 carries a file card 16. When the card clip 14is mounted in this position, the card 16 is positioned immediately infront of the material being typed so that the typist can transcribedirectly from the card 16 onto such material, and the same "ice can beproof read simultaneously with the typing operation.

The card clip 14 has a body member 18 which has a cross section (as bestseen in FIGURE 2) which is generally J-shaped so that a short legportion 20 is joined to the long leg portion 22 by a base portion 24.The short leg portion 21? has a smooth arcuate upper surface terminatingin a pointed edge 26 which is adapted to fit against the upper surfaceof the top cover 12. The short leg portion 2%? also has a transverseshoulder 28 projecting outwardly from the other end to provide a surfacefacing the pointed edge 26 against which the card 16 is adapted to beabutted. Any suitable material such as extruded aluminum stock may beused in manufacturing the body member 18.

Mounted on the body member 18 at the base portion 24 is spring element30 formed of a resilient wire. The spring element 30 has a W-shapedportion 32 located in one plane and a pair of spring arms 34 locatedgenerally in a second plane at a right angle to the first plane. Byvirtue of this arrangement, the W-shaped portion 32 can be securedagainst the base portion 24 by means of the screw 36 and washer 38. Thespring arms 34 will then overlie the shoulder 28 and the ends thereofwill engage the upper surface of the short leg portion 2-0. Thus, thecard 16 can be inserted under the spring arms 34 into abutting relationwith the shoulder 28, and the card 16 will be retained in this positionby the spring arms 34. Furthermore, the card 16 can be inserted in placeeasily because of the arcuate shape of the upper surface of the shortleg portion 20, and the pointed edge of the latter will prevent the card16 from being inadvertently inserted between the cover 12 and short legportion 20.

The card clip 14 is attached to the top cover 12 by means of the screw4!) which projects through the free end of the long leg portion 22. Byvirtue of this arrangement the screw 40 can be advanced toward the topcover 12 until a rigid three point mounting is provided by the end ofthe screw 40, the base portion 24 and the pointed edge of the short legportion 20. This assures that the card clip 14 will be out of the normalpath of movement of the type (not shown). Thus, the clip 14 and the card16 mounted thereon will in no way interfere with the normal functioningof the typewriter 10.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In combination with a typewriter having a platen and a hinged topcover overlying the type, a card clip mounted on the edge of said coveradjacent said platen and generally midway between opposite sides of thetypewriter, said card clip comprising a body member defining a generallyflat lower portion and an upper portion projecting from an edge of thelower portion in a reverse direction so as to provide a slot betweensaid portions which slot receives the edge of said cover, the upperportion terminating in a generally pointed edge which seats on the uppersurface of said cover, said upper portion having a shoulder parallel toand spaced from said pointed edge against which a card can be abutted, aresilient wire element attached to the reverse bend of said body memherand formed to have two spring arms overlying said shoulder and seatedadjacent their free ends on the upper portion near said pointed edge andunder which said card can be inserted, and a screw threadedly connectedto said lower portion adjacent the free edge thereof and projecting intoengagement with the under side of said cover for cooperating inretaining the card clip on said cover.

2. An article of manufacture comprising a body portion formed of asection of an aluminum extrusion having a cross section of generallyJ-shape so that the body portion has a base portion joining short andlong leg portions which are in spaced parallel relation, said short legportion terminating in a pointed edge and having a raised shoulderprojecting laterally outward from its end connected to said baseportion, and a spring element mounted on said base portion and having atleast one spring arm overlying said shoulder and engaging the surface ofsaid short leg portion between said shoulder and said pointed edge, anda screw threadedly connected to the free end of said long leg portionand projecting toward the plane containing said short leg portion.

3. An article of manufacture comprising a relatively rigid body portionhaving a cross section of generally J-shape to provide a base portionjoining short and long leg portions which are in spaced parallelrelation, said short leg portion terminating in a pointing edge andhaving a raised shoulder projecting from its end connected to said baseportion and facing toward said pointed edge, and a spring elementmounted on said body portion and having at least one spring armoverlying said shoulder and engaging the surface of said short legportion between said shoulder and said pointed edge, and a screwthreadedly connected to the free end of said long leg portion andprojecting toward the plane containing said short leg portion.

4. An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 3 wherein said springelement is formed of spring wire positioned in two planes generallynormal to one another, the spring wire in the first plane being shapedgenerally into a W-shape with the free ends of the remote arms beingdeflected at right angles into the second plane.

5. An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 4 wherein said springelement is mounted on the said base portion by means of a screw passingthrough the central portion of the W-shape part of the spring element.

6. In combination with a typewriter having a platen and a hinged topcover overlying the type, a card clip mounted on the edge of said coveradjacent said platen and generally midway between opposite sides of thetypewriter, said card clip comprising a body member defining a generallyflat lower portion and an upper portion projecting from an edge of thelower portion in a reverse direction so as to provide a slot betweensaid portions which slot receives the edge of said cover, the upperportion terminating in a generally pointed edge which seats on the uppersurface of said cover, said upper portion having a transverse shoulderspaced from said pointed edge and against which a card can be abutted, aresilient element attached to said body member at a location remote fromsaid pointed edge and having an arm seated at its free end on the upperportion near said pointed edge under which arm said card can be insertedand retained in abutting relation to said shoulder, and means on saidbody member for clampingly engaging the edge of said cover.

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